Tonight’s NHL card has six games taking place across the board, unfortunately, there wasn’t much plus money value to be found but we do like these two picks for tonight’s card.
Firstly we are heading to Long Island where the Oilers come to town seeking their first win in two games. Our second game of the night sees us look to take the under in the Seattle and Utah matchup.
Picks Summary
- Oilers ML (-135)
- Utah Hockey Club-Kraken Under 6.0 (-125)
*All odds from Bet365 (check our Bet365 Review)
Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders
Friday, March 14, 2025 – 07:30 PM at UBS Arena
Oilers Must Improve Road Form
The Edmonton Oilers have struggled on the road recently having won just 1 of their previous 6 games, having scored just 2.1 goals per game, allowing 3.1 in the same time frame. That being said, we have faith in their chances to rebound from defeat last time out and come away with a road win against a very winnable New York Islanders team.
The Edmonton Oilers are sitting 4th in the Western Conference whilst their opponents are 13th in the East. Coming into tonight’s game the Oilers have been in horrendous form, having gone 3-7 in their last ten games, a run of form which has seen them slip from 2nd in the conference to 4th.
Despite the Islanders having done so poorly in the NHL this season, they have been okay recently, having had a 48% win rate across their previous 15 games. The Oilers had been strong on the road but in recent games have struggled, having lost 7 of their previous 15 road games, 5 of those defeats have come in their previous six outings.
The Pick
We usually don’t lay heavy juice but for tonight’s pick in this NHL matchup we believe the best bet is the Edmonton Oilers and we believe -135 is a reasonable set of betting odds despite the Oilers being on the road.
There is no doubt the Oilers will be out to try and win this game, not only to stop their cold streak as of late but also to stop their current 0-2 losing streak. The Oilers won’t be happy with their 3-2 losses against both Buffalo and New Jersey. Despite laying heavy juice here at -135, we wouldn’t look to lay any more than -145 given the Oilers’ poor run of form as of late.
NHL Pick: Oilers ML (-135) at Bet365
Utah Hockey Club vs. Seattle Kraken
Friday, March 14, 2025 – 10:00 PM at Climate Pledge Arena
New Team Showdown
This is just the 2nd ever matchup between the NHL’s newest teams as the Seattle Kraken and Utah Hockey Club meet in Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. The last time these two teams met, the Kraken won the game 5-2.
Heading into this game tonight the Utah Hockey Club sits 10th in the Western Conference, while Seattle is ranked 13th in the same division.
Despite the Seattle Kraken being one of the best over teams in the league having gone 32-30-4, the Utah Hockey Club ranks as one of the best under teams, having gone 34-25-6 to the under.
Combined both teams have allowed an average of 5.9 goals per game and combined have scored on average 5.7 goals per game. In recent games both teams have seen a lot of overs having gone 4-1 to the over in each of their previous five games, that being said we are angling towards a low-ish scoring affair in the Climate Pledge Arena tonight.
The Pick
There is no doubt we will see some goals scored in this game but will we see seven or more? We are unsure of that and the sportsbooks seem to be of the same mindset having seen under 6.0 goals (for a potential push) at -125 NHL betting odds.
Both teams are well capable of both scoring and conceding, but we believe they might actually cancel each other out tonight and along with our thinking of a potential under here, our score prediction also agrees with a predicted 4-2 win for Seattle, so take the 6.0 line for a potential push.
NHL Pick: Under 6.0 (-125) at Bet365
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